Rep. Carr announces bid for congressional seat

9:56 PM,
May 2, 2013

State Rep. Joe Carr announces the launch of his congressional bid in Murfreesboro on Thursday. Carr joins state Sen. Jim Tracy in challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais in next year's Republican primary in the 4th Congressional District.

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Sam Stockard
The Daily News Journal

Saying he wants to stop federal intrusion on civil liberties and state sovereignty, state Rep. Joe Carr entered the race for the 4th Congressional District seat Thursday.

The Lascassas Republican acknowledged it will be tough to defeat his opponents, U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais of South Pittsburg and state Sen. Jim Tracy of Shelbyville, in the GOP primary next year.

"This is going to be difficult because who we're standing against, in measure, is some of our own Republican colleagues," he told a group of about 30 supporters at the Gateway Village on Thompson Lane. "We're standing against, in ...